EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi, 

I'll switching from Logic to Cubase. 
In Logic I have thousands of EXS files, which I would like to use in
Cubase with the EXSP24 sample player. 
In EXSP24 I can save patches only into fxp format. 

My question: 

Is it possible somewhat to convert all my EXS files into simple fxp
format? 
I could do manual conversion patch-by-patch, but it would take weeks...

At 04:10 PM 9/28/2006, you wrote:

>I'll switching from Logic to Cubase.
>In Logic I have thousands of EXS files, which I would like to use in
>Cubase with the EXSP24 sample player.
>In EXSP24 I can save patches only into fxp format.
>
>My question:
>Is it possible somewhat to convert all my EXS files into simple fxp format?
>I could do manual conversion patch-by-patch, but it would take weeks...

EXS24P can load all the .exs files you currently have. There's no 
need to deal with .fxp stuff. You are understanding this backwards.

Past that, I don't think the .fxp's that Cubase saves really are the 
equivalent of an .exs file. The P in EXS24P means "player", it isn't 
supposed to save anything. That's the point of EXS-24 "Pro".

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User

>
> At 04:10 PM 9/28/2006, you wrote:
>
> >I'll switching from Logic to Cubase.
> >In Logic I have thousands of EXS files, which I would like to use in
> >Cubase with the EXSP24 sample player.
> >In EXSP24 I can save patches only into fxp format.
> >
> >My question:
> >Is it possible somewhat to convert all my EXS files into simple fxp
format?
> >I could do manual conversion patch-by-patch, but it would take weeks...
>
> EXS24P can load all the .exs files you currently have. There's no
> need to deal with .fxp stuff. You are understanding this backwards.
>
> Past that, I don't think the .fxp's that Cubase saves really are the
> equivalent of an .exs file. The P in EXS24P means "player", it isn't
> supposed to save anything. That's the point of EXS-24 "Pro".
>
> Garth Hjelte
> Sampler User
>


Thanks for the answer!

Yes, you are right, EXSP can not save back to EXS format, however it
can save a VST standard fxp file (which includes all parameter
settings) which would be more than enough for me, as I do not want
change zones, etc.

The reason I asked this because I used the "load next/previous
instrument" a lot on EXS24 MKII, however the EXSP does not support this.

However, if I would have all the exs files converted to this
"linkfile" (fxp) then I could use the new browser system (Mediabay and
Soundframe) incorporated into Cubase 4, where I could again use this
"load next/previous instrument" just by pressing the keyboard buttons,
which automatically loads instrments - the associated fxp references
to exs files.

This is the reason I would like to convert, or more precisely: to add
also an *.fxp file besides all my *.exs files.

So is this possible to create *.fxp files from my *.exs files in huge
volumes?

Thanks!

> I'll switching from Logic to Cubase.
> ...
> However, if I would have all the exs files converted to this
> "linkfile" (fxp) then I could use the new browser system 
> (Mediabay and Soundframe) incorporated into Cubase 4, where I 
> could again use this "load next/previous instrument" just by 
> pressing the keyboard buttons, which automatically loads 
> instrments - the associated fxp references to exs files.
> This is the reason I would like to convert, or more precisely: 
> to add also an *.fxp file besides all my *.exs files.
> So is this possible to create *.fxp files from my *.exs files in 
> huge volumes?


Send me one of these .fxp files and I'll check for you.

Garth Hjelte
Sampler User